“Wouldn’t be a mess if Dagny ran it.
“Get the Comet in...on time...”
“Yes, Miss Taggart.””
You might be surprised to learn that the top operating official of Metro-North Railroad (running into Grand Central Terminal in NYC) is a woman.
She started out back around 1979 as a locomotive fireman just a little ahead of me. Worked her way up as an engineer, then trainmaster, then superintendant, and is now at the vice-presidential level. A _real life_ version of Dagny Taggart.
That’s the truth — and, as someone in this forum who _works for_ Amtrak, I prefer to run on Metro-North, because it’s a well-run operation.
Ah, thanks for the info...btw I’ll remind people for what it’s worth that ex MA gov Mike Dukakis has been an Amtrak exec...his 88 effort vs Bush 41 won him, what, 10 states?...